Inmate Ends 2-day Escape

December 9, 1985|By Michael Cohen, Staff writer

A two-time escapee of the Broward County stockade turned himself in Sunday night after being at large for two days, authorities said.

Willie James Edmonds, 21, failed to report back to the stockade at 7 p.m. Friday night from his work-release job at a Deerfield Beach roofing company. At about 8:30 p.m., his uncle and a friend brought him back to the stockade in northwest Fort Lauderdale.

As he was getting out of the car, Edmonds took off running, officials said.

Sunday, Edmonds turned himself in at the Broward County jail in downtown Fort Lauderdale at 10:15 p.m., where he remained Monday morning.

Edmonds had been sent to the stockade after being found in violation of his probation. He had been placed on probation for possession of marijuana, and later was arrested for possession of cocaine, according to stockade records.